Ikea will set up the Julbord holiday buffet on Dec. 11. (Courtesy of Ikea)

You don t often get invited to a Swedish smorgasbord in this part of the country, which makes Ikea s annual feast all the more appealing.

The home furnishings megastores in East Palo Alto and Emeryville will host all-you-can-eat Swedish Julbord buffets on Friday, Dec. 11, with two seatings (4:30, 6:30 p.m.). Those modern Scandinavian tables will groan with holiday ham, smoked salmon, meatballs with lingonberries and more.